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EASY PUZZLE 30 - Sudoku Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/21/2019
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:



  This cache is NOT located at the posted coordinates. You must solve an EASY puzzle to get the final coords.

  If you would like to find out more about this series, click GENERAL INFO and look in the red box.





THE PUZZLE - Soduku

  NORTH = N AB CD.EFG

   


  WEST = W 79 MN.OPQ

  Answer the multiple choice questions below and substitute the numbers for the correct answers in the west coords.

  M. Sudoku was created in what city?
     1. Boston
     2. Indianapolis
     3. San Francisco

  N. Sudoku was created in what year?
     6. 1779
     7. 1879
     8. 1979

  O. Sudoku was created by?
        4. Howard Garns
        5. George Washington
        6. Tom Sawyer

  P. Most sudoku puzzles are what size?
     1. 5x5
     2. 7x7
     3. 9x9

  Q. These puzzles were created to be done using what?
     6. pen and paper
     7. pencil and paper
     8. a paintbrush


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

  We are in NC. It has rained. The logs WILL probably be wet! Unless someone has changed it, it is writ-in-rain paper. Write on it.




NUDGE

  If you've never done a Sudoku Puzzle, you'll want to go to HOW TO SOLVE for instructions on how to get started.

  To get help with your multiple choice questions, you can go to INFO.

  Beyond A NUDGE

  Online puzzle solver: SUDOKU SOLVER.

  [Load the puzzle in the description and then load the Sudoku Solver in another window. Minimize the pages where they are beside each other. Then type numbers into solver by clicking on box and then using tab key to get to next box. Leave the letter boxes blank. When all numbers are in, go to bottom of puzzle box and click 'solve' on the left.

        NOTE: Need more help? Contact me. I LOVE to help and give nudges. :-)



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pbagnvare vf ybj. Ercynpr nf tbbq be orggre guna sbhaq.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)